The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-20

allaycd when she discovered her worthy nus
band being borne upon an improvised
stretcher; but her doubts as to the nature OF
his injury were soon set at rest. Then, when
In a few brief words l had told her the up
shot of the struggle of which Flossie, who
had arrived In safety, had been able to ex-
plain something), she came up 70 me ana SOL
emily kissed me on the forehead.
"God bless you all, Mr.. Quatermainl you
have saved my child's life" she said, simply.
Then we went in and got our clothes OIL ana
doctored our wounds. After that we had
bath. and what luxury 1t was and having
clad ourselves IN ordinary clothes, proceeded
to the dining room, where breakfast was set
as usual. When we were finishing our break
fast the door opened and in came little Flos-
sic. very pale and lottery, but quite unhurt.
She kissed us all and thanked us. congrat-
ulatcd her on the presence OF mind she had
shown in shooting the Nasal with her Der
ringer pistol and thereby saving her own life
ooh. don't talk of it' she said, beginning
to cry Historically al shall never forget his
face us he went turning round and round
never-I can see it now
| advised her to 60 TO bed and get some
sleep. which she did, and awoke In the even
ing quiet recovered, SO far as her strength
was concerned. 1t struck me rs an odd
thing that girl who could find the nerve 70
shoot a huge black ruffian rushing to Kill her
with spear should have been SO affected at
tho thought of it afterwards; but 1t is, after
ALL characteristic of the sex. Poor Flossiel
fear that her nerves will not get over that
night in the Nasal camp for many long
year.
When breakfast was over we all turned in
and had good sleep, only getting up in time
for dinner; after which meal we once more
adjourned, together with all the available
population-men, women, youths ana girls
TO the scene of the mornings slaughter, our
object being to bury our own dead and get
rid of the Nasal by finging them into the
Tana river which ran within fifty yards of
the kraal.
We buried our dead in solemn silence,
Good being selected to read the burial SER
vice over them lin the absence OF MI Mac
kenzie, confined to bed), as he was generally
allowed to possess the best voice and most
impressive manner. 1t was melancholy in
the extreme, but, as Good said, it might have
been worse, for we might have mad ITO bury
ourselves 1 pointed out that this would
have been difficult feat. but ! knew what
he meant.
Next we set to work TO load an OK wagon
which had been brought round from the
Mission with the dead bodies OF the Nasal,
having first collected the spears, shields aud
other arms. We loaded the wagon five times,
about fifty bodies to the load, and emptied It
into the Tana. From this il was evident that
very few of the Nasal could have escaped.
Tho crocodles must have been well fed that
night. One of the last bodies we picked up
was that of the sentry at the upper end. l
asked Good how he managed to kill him, and
he told me that he had crept up much as Uin-
slopogaas had done and stabbed him with his
sword. He groaned good deal, but FORUM
ately nobody heard him. As Good said. 1t
was a horrible thing to have to do, and most
unpleasantly like cold booded murder
And so with the last body that floated away
down the current of the Tana ended the incl
dent of our attack on tho Nasal camp.
In the evening had al interview with Mr..
Mackenzie, who was suffering a good deal
from his wounds, which Good, who was a
skillful though unqualified doctor, was treat
ing him for. He told me that this occurrence
had taught him lesson, and that, IL he re-
covered safely, he meant to hand over the
Mission to younger man, who was already
ON his road to join him in his work, and re-
turn to England.
"You see, Quatermain," he said, u made
up my mind to this this very morning, when
we were creeping down upon those benighted
savages. II we live through this and rescue
Flossie alive,n / said to myself, II will go
home to England; I have had enough of
savages. Well, ! did not think that we
should live through it at the time, but thanks
be to God and you four, we have lived
through it, and l mean to stick to my resolu-
ton, lest a worst thing befall u.s. Another
such time would kill my poor wife. And be-
sides, Quatermain, between you and me,
l am well off; it is 100000 / am worth
today, and every farthing Of it made
by honest trade ard savings in the bank at
Zanzibar, for living here costs me next to
nothing. So, though IL will he hard to leave
this place, which have made to blossom like
a rose in the wilderness, and harder still to
leave the people have taught, shall 60"
II congratulate you on your declsion," an
swered /, "for two reasons. The first Is, that
you owe duty to your vile and daughter,
and more especially to the latter, VINO should
receive some education and mix with girls of
her own race; otherwise she will grow up
wild, stunning her kind. The other is, that
as sure as am standing here, sooner Or later
the Nasal will try to avenge the slaughter in
flicted on them today. Twoor three men are
sure to have escaped in the confusion, who
will carry the story back to their people, and
the result will be that great expedition will
one day be sent against you. 1t might be de.
layed for year, but sooner or later it VIII
come. Therefore, IL only for that reason,
should go. When once they have learned
that you are no longer here they may per-
haps leave the place alone"
"You are quite right" answered the clerg! :